"Together we soar higher." This Ashland Elementary School motto set the tone for a recent ceremony at the U.S. Department of Education (ED) headquarters in Washington, D.C.
The occasion was to celebrate the Month of the Military Child and to accept the donation of two commemorative quilts to ED by the Military Child Education Coalition (MCEC) and three Prince William County Public Schools — Ashland, Henderson, and Pattie elementary schools. Attendees included student artists, counselors, and Ashland's principal, as well as representatives from MCEC, military school liaisons, the Department of Defense Education Activity Educational Partnership Grant Program, and ED staff.
The conception of a perfect democracy drove the recent musical performance by students when their peers from nine District of Columbia schools, parents, educators, and ED employees gathered at U.S. Department of Education (ED) headquarters to hear jazz – America's gift to the world.
To celebrate Jazz Appreciation Month, ED hosted its fifth annual jazz informance—an informational performance—with the Thelonious Monk Institute of Jazz. A jazz ensemble composed of student musicians from the Baltimore School for the Arts and Duke Ellington School of the Arts joined nationally acclaimed recording artist, educator and jazz trumpeter Terell Stafford to perform at the event.
"Being a military kid is a bit lonely. Your dad has to go away for a long time. But being apart makes us closer." This is how third-grader Elena Banzon from Michael Anderson Elementary School in Spokane, Washington, describes her life as a military child. When the Air Force calls her dad away, Elena says she gives her mom "so much love" because she knows it is the "best thing" one does for family.
Elena's essay was honored at the recent opening of the Military Child Education Coalition (MCEC) Student Art and Writing Exhibit at U.S. Department of Education (ED) headquarters in Washington, D.C., where a ribbon-cutting ceremony was held to recognize the creative work of military-connected children.
"I have always liked math and science because, as a child, I struggled with reading. But … I close my eyes and can see the world in numbers." This is what Kennea Carter, a student from D.C.'s E. L. Haynes Public Charter School, shared with the audience at the Full STEAM Ahead: Educational Summit on Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Mathematics held at the U.S. Department of Education's (ED's) headquarters. This summit, hosted by the White House Initiative on Educational Excellence for African Americans, brought students and STEAM leaders together to celebrate African American excellence in STEAM fields and to help students learn how to enter them.
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Walton Rocks(Power Plant) in North Florida is an exposed beach and reef break that has very consistent surf, although summer tends to be mostly flat. Offshore winds blow from the southwest. Tends to receive a mix of groundswells and windswells and the best swell direction is from the northeast. Reef breaks provide lefts and rights. Best around low tide. It's sometimes crowded here. Hazards include sharks,nuclear power station nearby.
For Ankona, Indian River, Florida, 4 km from Walton Rocks (Power Plant).
At Port Saint Lucie, 8 km from Walton Rocks (Power Plant).
At Fort Pierce, FL, 14 miles from Walton Rocks (Power Plant).
The two graphs above are also combined in the single Walton Rocks (Power Plant) surf consistency graph.
Also see Walton Rocks (Power Plant) surf quality by season and Walton Rocks (Power Plant) surf quality by month.
Compare Walton Rocks (Power Plant) with another surf break.
The closest passenger airport to Walton Rocks (Power Plant) is Vero Beach Muni Airport (VRB) in USA, 38 km (24 miles) away (directly).
The second nearest airport to Walton Rocks (Power Plant) is Palm Beach International (West Palm Beach) Airport (PBI), also in USA, 75 km (47 miles) away.
Third is Palm Beach Co Park (West Palm Beach) Airport (LNA) in USA, 85 km (53 miles) away.
Melbourne International Airport (MLB) in USA is 93 km (58 miles) away.
Patrick Afb (Coco Beach) Airport (COF), also in USA is the fifth nearest airport to Walton Rocks (Power Plant) and is 105 km (65 miles) away.
Esta é a página de Surf-Forecast para Walton Rocks (Power Plant), Florida - North. Use a aba navegação acima para ver temperatura do mar em Walton Rocks (Power Plant), fotografias de Walton Rocks (Power Plant), previsões detalhadas do swell em Walton Rocks (Power Plant), previsões do vento e do tempo, webcams em Walton Rocks (Power Plant) , vento atual em Florida - North com base em dados ao vivo fornecidos por estações de meteorologia e previsões da maré em Walton Rocks (Power Plant). O link para os mapas do swell em United States abrirá uma imagem ampliada monstrando United States e os mares próximos. Estes mapas do swell podem ser animados para mostrar diferentes componentes do swell, energia das ondas, período das ondas, altura das ondas, assim como previsões do vento e do tempo, observações em tempo real do estado do tempo e do mar graças às bóias de United States, navios passantes e estações de meteorologia presentes na costa. Cada uma das páginas de previsão para este surf break apresenta as ferramentas do buscador global e regional para localizar as melores condições de surf na área ao redor de Walton Rocks (Power Plant).


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Q: How can I mount a volume from a data container while preserving the owner and permissions? I'm using Fig and attempting to use a data volume container to share uploaded files between a Rails web server and a Resque worker running in another container. To do this the data volume container defines a /rails/public/system volume which is meant to be used to share these files. The Rails and Resque processes run as a rails user in their respective containers which are both based of the markb/litdistco image. All together the fig.yml looks like this:
redis:
  image: redis:2.8.17
  volumes_from:
    - file
web:
  image: markb/litdistco
  command: /usr/bin/start-server /opt/nginx/sbin/nginx
  ports:
    - 80:8000
    - 443:4430
  environment:
    DATABASE_URL:
  links:
   - redis
  volumes_from:
    - file
worker:
  image: markb/litdistco
  command: /usr/bin/start-server "bundle exec rake environment resque:work QUEUE=litdistco_offline RAILS_ENV=production"
  environment:
    DATABASE_URL:
  links:
   - redis
  volumes_from:
    - file
file:
  image: markb/litdistco
  command: echo "datastore"
  volumes:
    - /var/redis
    - /rails/log
    - ./config/container/ssl:/etc/ssl

When the web and worker containers are running, I can see the /rails/public/system directory in both, however it is owned by the root user in both containers and the permissions on the directory prevent the rails user from writing to this directory.
For reference there are two Dockerfiles which go into making the markb/litdistco container. The first defines a base image I use for local development (Dockerfile):
# This Dockerfile is based on the excellent blog post by SteveLTN:
#
#    http://steveltn.me/blog/2014/03/15/deploy-rails-applications-using-docker/
#
# KNOWN ISSUES:
#
# * Upgrading passenger or ruby breaks nginx directives with absolute paths

# Start from Ubuntu base image
FROM ubuntu:14.04

MAINTAINER Mark Bennett <mark@burmis.ca>

# Update package sources
RUN apt-get -y update

# Install basic packages
RUN apt-get -y install build-essential libssl-dev curl

# Install basics
RUN apt-get -y install tmux vim
RUN apt-get install -y libcurl4-gnutls-dev

# Install libxml2 for nokogiri
RUN apt-get install -y libxslt-dev libxml2-dev

# Install mysql-client
RUN apt-get -y install mysql-client libmysqlclient-dev

# Add RVM key and install requirements
RUN command curl -sSL https://rvm.io/mpapis.asc | gpg --import -
RUN curl -sSL https://get.rvm.io | bash -s stable
RUN /bin/bash -l -c "rvm requirements"

# Create rails user which will run the app
RUN useradd rails --home /rails --groups rvm

# Create the rails users home and give them permissions
RUN mkdir /rails
RUN chown rails /rails

RUN mkdir -p /rails/public/system
RUN chown rails /rails/public/system
# Add configuration files in repository to filesystem
ADD config/container/start-server.sh /usr/bin/start-server
RUN chown rails /usr/bin/start-server
RUN chmod +x /usr/bin/start-server

# Make a directory to contain nginx and give rails user permission
RUN mkdir /opt/nginx
RUN chown rails /opt/nginx

# Switch to rails user that will run app
USER rails

# Install rvm, ruby, bundler
WORKDIR /rails
ADD ./.ruby-version /rails/.ruby-version
RUN echo "gem: --no-ri --no-rdoc" > /rails/.gemrc
RUN /bin/bash -l -c "rvm install `cat .ruby-version`"
RUN /bin/bash -l -c "gem install bundler --no-ri --no-rdoc"

# Install nginx
RUN /bin/bash -l -c "gem install passenger --no-ri --no-rdoc"
RUN /bin/bash -l -c "passenger-install-nginx-module"
ADD config/container/nginx-sites.conf.TEMPLATE /opt/nginx/conf/nginx.conf.TEMPLATE
ADD config/container/set-nginx-paths.sh /rails/set-nginx-paths.sh
RUN /bin/bash -l -c "source /rails/set-nginx-paths.sh"

# Copy the Gemfile and Gemfile.lock into the image.
# Temporarily set the working directory to where they are.
WORKDIR /tmp
ADD Gemfile Gemfile
ADD Gemfile.lock Gemfile.lock

# bundle install
RUN /bin/bash -l -c "bundle install"

# Add rails project to project directory
ADD ./ /rails

# set WORKDIR
WORKDIR /rails

# Make sure rails has the right owner
USER root
RUN chown -R rails:rails /rails

# Publish ports
EXPOSE 3000
EXPOSE 4430
EXPOSE 8000

This is tagged as the litdistco-base image, then I use config/containers/production/Dockerfile to generate the image that I tag as markb/litdistco and run in staging and production.
# Start from LitDistCo base image
FROM litdistco-base

MAINTAINER Mark Bennett <mark@burmis.ca>

USER rails

# Setup volumes used in production
VOLUME ["/rails/log", "/rails/public/system"]

# Build the application assets
WORKDIR /rails
RUN /bin/bash -l -c "touch /rails/log/production.log; chmod 0666 /rails/log/production.log"
RUN /bin/bash -l -c "source /etc/profile.d/rvm.sh; bundle exec rake assets:precompile"

Can anyone possibly explain how I can get the data container volume to mount as writeable by the rails user. I'd very much like to avoid running any of the Ruby processes as root, even inside a container.
For some context I should also mention that I'm developing the images in Docker in boot2docker on Mac OS X, then running them on a Google Compute Engine instance on an Ubuntu 14.04 host. Thanks!

A: I would modify your image a little bit.  Write a shell script that wraps the /usr/bin/start-server command in your fig.yml and place that inside your container.
Then you can chown rails  anything that you need before starting up your server.
Running the container with a default user rails is not really needed either, as long as you start up the server as the rails user:  sudo -u rails /usr/bin/start-server (or something like that).
Personally haven't used the litdistco-base image yet, so do not know all the specifics on how it works.

A: I think you need to modify the litdistco-base image in the following way so both directories are owned by rails:
# Start from LitDistCo base image
FROM litdistco-base

MAINTAINER Mark Bennett <mark@burmis.ca>

RUN mkdir -p /rails/log
RUN mkdir -p /rails/public/system
RUN chown -R rails:rails /rails/log /rails/public/system

USER rails

# Setup volumes used in production
VOLUME ["/rails/log", "/rails/public/system"]

# Build the application assets
WORKDIR /rails
RUN /bin/bash -l -c "touch /rails/log/production.log; chmod 0666 /rails/log/production.log"
RUN /bin/bash -l -c "source /etc/profile.d/rvm.sh; bundle exec rake assets:precompile"

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Microsoft announces new Open App Store rules amid global scrutiny
(IANS) Amid growing scrutiny over Apple and Google app store policies, Microsoft has announced a new set of Open App Store principles that will apply to the Microsoft Store on Windows and to the next-generation marketplaces it will build for games, as the tech giant starts the process of seeking regulatory approval for its $69 billion acquisition of Activision Blizzard.
According to Microsoft President and Vice Chair Brad Smith, the company wants regulators and the public to know that as a company, "Microsoft is committed to adapting to these new laws, and with these principles, we're moving to do so".
Smith said that Microsoft will also build its next-generation game store based on these new principles, which will also apply on the store on the Xbox console.
"While change is not easy, we believe it's possible to adapt to new rules and innovate successfully. And we believe it's possible for governments to adopt new tech regulation that promotes competition while also protecting fundamental values like privacy and national and cyber security," he stressed in a blog post late on Wednesday.
Microsoft said the Open App Store Principles are "grounded in app store legislation being considered by governments around the world", including the US and the European Union (EU).
The new Open App Store principles will enable all developers to access Microsoft app store as long as they meet reasonable and transparent standards for quality and safety.
"We will continue to protect the consumers and gamers who use our app store, ensuring that developers meet our standards for security," said Smith.
"We will hold our own apps to the same standards we hold competing apps. We will not use any non-public information or data from our app store to compete with developers' apps."
On fairness and transparency, he said that Microsoft will treat apps equally in its app store "without unreasonable preferencing or ranking of our apps or our business partners' apps over others".
"We will not require developers in our app store to use our payment system to process in-app payments," he added.
"We will not prevent developers from communicating directly with their customers through their apps for legitimate business purposes, such as pricing terms and product or service offerings".
Smith said that Microsoft will continue to give developers timely access to information about the interoperability interfaces for Windows that its own apps use.
"We will enable Windows users to use alternative app stores and third-party apps, including by changing default settings in appropriate categories."
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					Nymphonomicon 11 Oct 2008 20:50

Does anyone know if the Knightmare Frame pieces loop?

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					BvS-Uzuki 11 Oct 2008 22:58

It does.

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					Buretsu 12 Oct 2008 09:13

Last time I checked, only the completed Frame looped, not the individual pieces.

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					Fingal (guest) 07 Sep 2012 04:08

Does this also raise you Dou cap, ie can I get to Dou 25 on S1 with this?

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					LupinBvS 09 Sep 2012 05:25

Yes Fingal it raises your dou cap as well, allowing for dou 25 in Season 1.

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					Demise (guest) 24 Oct 2014 23:59

Knightmare reference to Code Geass?

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					Palumatzu 30 Oct 2014 07:18

The Mechas in Code Geass were called Knightmares as well, alongside the names of each individual unit (Guinevere unit, Lancelot unit, etc.)

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I have been out of school for well over a year now, and working for almost a year (it will be a year in the latter half of October), and I am still struggling to find a balance between working, socializing (with non-doll people), and doll (socializing with doll people). My dolls are (still) frequently ignored as they stand on the shelf, patiently waiting for the times when I can notice them, give them an outfit change. As it is, many of them don't get any attention unless it is time to attend a doll meet.
It'd be different if my work was related to dolls, then it'd be more of a work/doll-life balance. Such as it is, my work keeps me pretty busy with regular 12 hour shifts that occasionally cause me to be M.I.A. to my family and friends on the weekends. On my days off, I wind up doing laundry, cooking and cleaning, and then some dolly fun from time to time. I try my best to attend local Blythe meet-ups as well as just keeping in touch with my local doll and non-doll friends. It's a struggle now that I've moved further from the bulk of my friends – this reminds me of a song I used to sing in Girl Guides.
How do you balance your work-doll-life life?
I write about Blythe a lot, it's a bit of a known hazard when it comes to running a Blythe-centric website. For me, Blythe came into my life in an opportune time. It was the summer between my first and second year of post secondary, pretty much all of my high school friends opted to attend a different post secondary (and trust me, I do not make friends that easily), and I found myself floundering a little bit because I knew what I wanted to be when I "grew up" (a registered nurse) but I was struggling to find a clear path from points A to B. In a way, Blythe came to me when I needed something to ground me a bit more and somehow she helped. Of course, it was at that time that I swore up and down that I would only ever need just the one – and we all know how well that works out.
And now? Blythe is something beautiful in my life that has introduced me to some fantastic people. I've made lifelong friends and have met so many wonderful and talented people in the community. Blythe has helped me to form so many connections, it's a wonderful hobby to be part of. After all, given the diversity in the community, I might not have met such great people otherwise.
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Here's Proof That McDonald's Burgers and Fries Will Survive the Apocalypse
A Happy Meal is forever, apparently.
By Diana Bruk
Last week, McDonald's released a video that explaining how the company makes its French fries, which included the somewhat frightening disclosure that the restaurant staple contains nearly 20 other ingredients besides potatoes. And now, even more disturbing news about Mickey D's is coming our way from Iceland, which saw its final McDonald's franchise shut on October 31, 2009.
According to Icelandic newspaper Morgunbladid, McDonald's sold its very last hamburger and fries in the country to a man named Hjörtur Smárason. But he didn't purchase the fast-food items because he was hungry. He did so to test the rumor that McDonald's meals never decay, and to prove his point, he kept the burger and fries in a plastic bag for three years. True enough, they appear not to have changed in appearance one bit.
Believing the fast food relics to be of great historic value, Smárason donated the non-perishable Happy Meal to the National Museum of Iceland in 2012. But the museum curators gave the food back to him recently, claiming, ironically, that they "couldn't preserve it any longer," even though there were reports that a few visitors had apparently sampled the fries.
Smárason in turn donated the meal to friends of his who run the Reykjavík Bus Hostel, where it is now on display for all the world to see, until the next step in its magnificent odyssey. Six years since its initial purchase, the burger and fries still look exactly the same.
Post by Reykjavik Bus Hostel.
Granted, McDonald's has previously published a lengthy explanation of why the company's food is able to withstand the test of time, but it's tricky to convince skeptics that food meant for human consumption is both resistant to decay and something delicious to eat. At the very least, though, we now know which fast food items to drag into our nuclear fallout shelters in the event of atomic attack.
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"As much as we tried to deny it, I think we knew from day one that we were each other's soul mates. We met a little over seven and a half years ago, and have been inseparable ever since. We started out as friends and grew together into this amazing relationship that only God could have created for us. When I look back on all that we have been through together, I know that we are truly blessed to have each other. In October we went to lunch, like we always do on our days off together. We got home and I went to put new sheets on the bed. That's when he pulled out the ring and asked me to marry him. It was so simple and such an honest, bitter sweet moment. I wouldn't have it any other way, and look so forward to the wonderful ride in life we will take together with God's guidance and support."
Cancer is an ugly, ugly beast that just doesn't seem to be going away. After a conversation with a loyal customer yesterday, my eyes were opened to the reality that we never know what those around us are experiencing on a daily basis. As I scroll through all of the various Social Media outlets I see more and more facing illnesses and pain. . .EVERY. SINGLE. DAY.
We face a different side of "reality" everyday at OAK. I get the honor of working alongside couples who are deeply in love and anticipating their dreams coming true. I get to help ease nervous butterflies and get to use the beautiful things God has given us to make beautiful memories for those in love.
My brother, Dr. James Benjamin Gatewood, is a fantastic oncologist in Ocean Springs. He devotes his life to making sure even the sickest and frailest person is as happy and as pain free as possible.
When I think of all of these details, I feel convicted to use my gift to help ease someone's pain, too. I think about the fiancé who spends her days sitting by the bedside of the man she loves, not getting to plan her own wedding because she doesn't dare think about herself. About the groom who watches his bride struggle to think about how she will fix her hair for her wedding (will she need a wig?) or if her shrinking body will fit into her dream dress (can it be altered any more?).
So, now is the time to act. While we can't offer much in the way of medical relief here at OAK, we CAN offer what we hope to be a little sliver of hope, a little stress relief, maybe a small gift that those who are suffering during what SHOULD be a joyful time in their lives, can hang on to.
So, here we go. . .We want to find "that couple" to "give a wedding" to, and we need your help. We need YOU to nominate an engaged couple - one who is hoping to get married in 2015. One who is facing something that could steal their joy from time to time. One who is madly in love and selfless and wants nothing but to see the other happy and healthy. One who would trade anything for a "boring" life free of hospitals, doctor visits, bills and medication. And WE want to give that couple a wedding.
Do we have it all figured out yet? Nope. Do we trust that God will provide for us in this mission as He has every step of our OAK journey? Absolutely. So, as details are being nailed down, we ask that you guys get the ball rolling. Send us an email (use the link on our home page) with the story, maybe a picture, of the couple and why they deserve a wedding "on the house." We will narrow down entries the best way we can, and then open it up to a "vote". Sometime between Thanksgiving and Christmas, we will announce the "winner" .


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Wow! How appropriate, that it's in the 'style' of 'hip black hip hop' – is that the name. I remember from my youth, in this neighborhood of Roncy, during the WWII, some guys throwing fire-cracker at me and calling me a 'Mic'!!!! etc. etc. Those were rough times, the 40's. But I do have some experience with being 'black-Irish' – and indeed, if I accept the fact that I have in my life, 'heard voices' I certainly remember the one calling me 'black'!!!
But do you notice the really positive message of this 'song'. (Behind the protest, of course). I have always compared Irish humor to Jewish humor – same 'cause' perhaps??? Except once I insisted in an on-line argument that 'corned beef and rye' was Not Irish!!! OK. I didn't know the history of Brooklyn at the time, (although I think the general plot of this movie is a kind of Cinderalla/Snow White fairy tale. What I protested in the argument (referred to above) was the humor by 'others' to the saying: Kiss me I'm Irish…..and the 'innuendo' that can be discerned regarding that. (I'll leave this to your 'imagination'). Like I can laugh sometimes, my irony, but sometimes it's hard to accept being 'laughed AT'. Good post – will send on for St. Paddy's – (the paddy wagon!) day.


Travelling the long endless roads can be an adventure in itself, especially if you travel the outback dirt roads to get to your destination. it can be interesting and challenging at times, but the one thing it's not is boring.
I had read about Mount Augustus while researching for the trip into the Pilbara and Kimberlys, It it is claimed to be the world's largest Monolith ( mainly in tourist information ) but not substantiated by any research. Unlike Uluru, which is a monolith and, in general, devoid of plant growth, Mt. Augustus is a monocline (an asymmetrical anticline). Wikipedia. Photographic Mount Augustus required an early morning start so as to get that lovely warm glow on the rock. This also helped to hid the vegetation with is growing on the rock this then greater the effect that it looked more like Uluru. I had picked the location the day before and then at 5am in the morning set of in the Landrover. I don't think I was to popular in the campgrounds. but although I could have walked there I needed the top of the landrover as my shooting platform to get the best view of Mount Augustus. Once set up it was a matter of waiting for the right moment to come along .
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Eight years after winning the most insane mountain biking contest on the planet at age 17, Brandon Semenuk has returned to take the Red Bull Rampage crown over the weekend.
Returning to its roots on a brand new section of terrain outside Virgin, Utah, the 11th annual Red Bull Rampage delivered some of the biggest drops ever. Watch Canadian Brandon Semenuk huck himself with the greatest of ease in the winning run below.
And for a look at just how insane Red Bull Rampage was from a rider's perspective, check out Carson Storch's crazy 360.
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CAMEo Cuts
Research and policy reports
CAMEo - Research Institute for Cultural and Media Economies
CAMEo Cuts is an occasional paper series that showcases reflections on cultural and media economies, written by CAMEo researchers, partners, policy-makers and cultural and media practitioners. Contributions should aim to be short, accessible and engaging, and appealing to the widest academic and non-academic audiences. We always welcome new ideas and contributors – if you would like to propose an article for inclusion in the Cuts series please email us.
Each 'Cut' is available in pdf format here – and please do email us if you would like to receive hard copies.
CAMEo Cuts #1
What is Creative Justice?
This first issue of CAMEo Cuts summarises observations from Mark Banks' recent book 'Creative Justice' (2017). The aim of the book is to consider the various sociological approaches taken to studying work and education in the cultural industries. It also suggests a new framework for tackling some of the inequalities and injustices occasioned by such work. This summary outlines three concepts – 'objective respect', 'parity of participation' and 'reduction of harms' – which might help us to better focus on the issue of 'creative justice', and how best to achieve it.
Publishing's Diversity Deficit
Claire Squires
The second CAMEo Cuts examines questions around diversity within the UK's publishing industry. With a specific focus on BAME (Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic) participation as publishers, authors, readers, or featuring within books, Claire Squires comments on how UK publishing presents a 'diversity deficit'. This diversity deficit, despite a raft of diversity initiatives, suggests systemic and institutionalised practices of implicit and explicit discrimination within the literary economy.
From Careers to Atmospheres
Melissa Gregg
The third issue of CAMEO Cuts examines the changing social relations of time and self-management at work. Melissa Gregg shows how the dispersed organization increasingly relies on technologies and platforms that aim to improve personal productivity and efficiency, but tend to do so at the expense of collectivity. She explores how it might be possible to create new forms of elective association – 'productive atmospheres' – based on shared resources and care rather than metrics of individual performance. This forms the argument of her forthcoming book Counterproductive: Time management after the organization (Duke University Press).
Crafting the Craft Economy
Julia Bennett
In the fourth issue of CAMEo Cuts, Julia Bennett explores the UK craft economy. She begins with a reflection on the rich and diverse history of craft in London, and outlines some of the challenges now being faced by its contemporary makers and designers. In the second part, she outlines the key role played by the Crafts Council in supporting production, education and innovation in the crafts sector, at the local, regional and national level.
Minding the Cool Gap: New Elites in Blue-Collar Service Work
Richard E. Ocejo
In this edition of CAMEo Cuts, Richard E. Ocejo summarises insights from his recent book Masters of Craft: Old Jobs in the New Urban Economy (Princeton University Press, 2017). Based on an extensive ethnography of traditionally 'blue-collar' service trades – such as barbering, distilling, butchering and bar-keeping – his research shows how new cohorts of 'elite', middle-class producers and consumers are leading to the creation of new social distinctions and the rise of 'cool' service work. This essay outlines some of the social consequences for those who have traditionally occupied manual service trades – the socially disadvantaged and social minorities – when their jobs suddenly become 'cool'.
The Business of Grime
Joy White
This sixth edition of CAMEo Cuts focusses on the emerging economy of Grime music. The music industry is a significant economic sector that ought to provide earning opportunities for a wide variety of young people who have the necessary skills, interests and talents. And yet, this sector has some of the lowest diversity rates in terms of ethnicity and class. By contrast, Grime, and the wider urban music economy, can offer a multiplicity of routes into the creative and cultural industries for diverse and disadvantaged groups. From its London origins, Grime has expanded regionally through the Eskimo Dance and Sidewinder events, and from Lord of the Mics MC clashes to the nascent Grime Originals events, the Grime economy has a national (UK) and international reach. This Cuts explores how young people from less advantaged backgrounds use their passion for Grime music to create work within a music industry that is otherwise dominated by socially-privileged groups.
Independent Games and the Remaking of the Fringe
This issue of CAMEo Cuts offers a new take on the enduring idea of the cultural 'fringe'. The status of the fringe – as an edgy, heterodox and counter-cultural alternative to the mainstream – has long been seen as a source of new, avant-garde ideas, as well as political and social critique. For some critics, however, the now assumed absorption of independent and alternative culture into the mainstream, and the rapidity with which commercial organisations can seemingly commodify any kind of new rebellion or otherness, has rendered the possibility of a fringe or an 'outside' a romantic illusion. But is this really so? Taking the example of independent computer gaming, and based on research undertaken in Melbourne, Mark Gibson argues for the vital and enduring role played by creative computer games producers working at the margins, and the open-ended possibilities that still remain for making and remaking diverse and differentiated fringe cultures.
Artists' Union England – A New Trade Union
Angela Kennedy
The story of the emergence of a new trade union for artists – Artists' Union England – is the subject of this edition of CAMEo Cuts. As a founder member of the Union, artist Angela Kennedy offers an insight into the thinking and organisation that led to the formation of the AUE and outlines the substance of its primary concerns and campaigns. In times of austerity, and with artists struggling to make a fair and decent living, the need for workers' representation and organising in the arts sector is argued to be ever more necessary and urgent.
'Creating Safe Spaces': and Equity's Agenda for Change
Maureen Beattie
In this CAMEo Cut we consider the recent Agenda for Change report produced by Equity, the UK entertainment union. Following a wave of allegations of sexual abuse, harassment and misconduct in the entertainment industry, the Agenda for Change report focuses on ways of tackling a spectrum of bad behaviour that includes not just sexual misconduct, but also bullying and harassment more generally. Here we outline some key points from the Agenda for Change and then present extracts from a public lecture entitled 'Creating Safe Spaces' given by Maureen Beattie for CAMEo in September 2018.
CAMEo Cuts #10
Creativity, Co-Working and Sense of Place in Collaborative Workspaces
Fabrizio Montanari
Collaborative spaces and co-working environments are the focus of this edition of CAMEo Cuts. Fabrizio Montanari reflects on findings from his current empirical research in the Emilia-Romagna region of Italy, where a rich network and ecosystem of coworking spaces, labs and incubators exists to provide workers with new opportunities for creatively collaborating, as well as working singly, or in more conventional productive modes. The detail of collaborative spaces reveals a mixed-use, mixed-economy of work environments where creating a dynamic community and sense of place may not be as straightforward or as predictable as is often imagined. His research reveals how diverse and complex the idea of 'collaborative' work can be, and suggests ways forward to obtaining a more nuanced understanding of the specifics of contemporary co-working.
Words and Black Music
Jacqueline Springer
In this edition of CAMEo Cuts we interview the broadcast journalist Jacqueline Springer about her long career as a writer, presenter, consultant and curator of black music and black popular culture. From her earliest attempts to break into the media, through to her current roles making music programmes and documentaries for radio, and curating her own media platform Contemporary Black Music Culture, we explore the changing nature of media work and the problems faced in establishing a presence and voice for black culture in the UK media landscape.
Festivals in Shanghai: Tradition, Creation and Leadership
Ren Ming
The changing nature of festivals and festival culture is the subject of this latest CAMEo Cut. Ren Ming explores the forces shaping the transformation of traditional Chinese public festivals and the growing influence of new modern festivals designed to showcase Shanghai as a global cultural city. How local residents of Shanghai respond to these changes, and governmental attempts to create new traditions around these festivals, is the focus of discussion.
Production Intra-activity in the Computer Games Economy
Oz Gore
Spearheaded by computer games, interactive media forms have become a site of increasing cultural and commercial significance. In this issue of CAMEo Cuts, Oz Gore argues for a decentring of 'artefact interactivity', i.e. the interactive properties of games artefacts themselves and the latter's consequence in terms of media consumption, in favour of an examination of 'production intra-activity', i.e. how creative expression, game content, organisational concerns, and technological materialities get entangled within and throughout the process of producing interactive gameworlds. In particular, the piece argues that acknowledging 'production intra-activity' in interactive media means to recognise that mainstream cultural and policy discourses viewing interactive artefacts as mechanically manipulated and solely determined by market forces can be misleading. Although commercial rationalities are part of the story of media economies, the messier image afforded by 'production intra-activity' suggests that responsibility for what gets ex/included in cultural mediums is not necessarily the result of premeditated or self-contained decisions as, perhaps, regulatory and managerial discourses tend to imagine or prefer.
Connected and Sociable: Third Places in the Post-Digital City
Alexandra Kviat
The social and economic life of the 'post-digital city' is the focus of this CAMEo Cut. Alexandra Kviat examines the ways in which 'third places' – such as cafes, bars and bookstores – provide an intermediate, loosely defined space between work and leisure, where urban connections can take place, in both a digital and more 'analogue' social context. Yet, in challenging any strict separation between digital and analogue worlds, and by using the example of Ziferblat, the world's first 'pay-per-minute cafe', she shows how urban life and third place sociability is becoming both more hybrid and integrated, suggesting new ways of being and living in the post-digital city that move us beyond traditional conceptual binaries. Finally, in the ongoing wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, she also explores some of the implications for the kinds of urban culture and embedded sociability characteristic of pay-per-minute cafes and other, similarly shared, urban spaces.


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Voters Can Choose U.S. Forecast: Bright Or Falling Skies | Radio Talk Show Host Leslie Marshall
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Voters Can Choose U.S. Forecast: Bright Or Falling Skies
25 Jul Voters Can Choose U.S. Forecast: Bright Or Falling Skies
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The dark and treacherous skies Donald Trump invoked at the Republican National Convention last week have lifted as Democrats begin their meeting in Philly today with a healthy dose of optimism.
The Hillary Clinton team sees America differently. They recognize problems like stagnant wages, unfair trade closing American factories, insufficient support for working mothers, terrorism, and conflict between cops and communities of color. And they have concrete plans to deal with those.
Photo by DonkeyHotey on Flickr
The Clinton team has a unifying vision calling for Americans to work together to solve problems and build a better future for everyone. Hillary Clinton believes a good president inspires the best in Americans and motivates them to display their cherished qualities of community, fairness, and equal opportunity.
And the Clinton team believes Americans should have the choice about whether to join her team. That is why her slogan is: "I am with her." A person who decides to support her can announce it by wearing that slogan.
The Trump clan is different. He insists, "I am with you." That's a shadow cast over voters whether they want it or not.
And it's a dark, dark shadow. His convention was designed to frighten. It was stoked by hate, rancor, loathing, and condemnation. His own hour-long, yell-fest was filled with horror, venom, gloom and egotism. It is not morning in Trump's America. It is the eve of absolute destruction.
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Be afraid, he said, be very, very afraid. The sky is falling. The world is collapsing. And only Donald Trump, an egomaniacal billionaire reality TV star, can save the country.
Be afraid of terrorists apparently everywhere in our midst, he warned. Then he demonized marginalized groups: refugees desperate for safety and a better life in America, unarmed black people seeking more cops willing to serve and protect them too, undocumented immigrants who pick America's crops and make its hotel beds, and who, statistics show, have a lower crime rate, including violent crime, than native born Americans.
He said the country is threatened by crumbling infrastructure – without mentioning that GOP majorities in Congress have repeatedly refused money to repair it. And he slammed the economy, though it is rising steadily from the depths of the Bush-era Great Recession.
This occurred at a GOP convention with the lowest number of African-American delegates in a century, about 1 percent. On the first night of the meeting, U.S. Rep. Steve King, a Republican from Iowa who keeps a confederate flag on his desk, went on MSNBCand defended the lack of diversity asking, "where did any other subgroup of people contribute more to civilization" than white people?
It occurred at a GOP convention where the platform committee refused a gay delegate's request for support for LGBT people's right not to be murdered by terrorists, as in Orlando. And though much was made of openly gay Silicon Valley investor Peter Thiel speaking at the conclave, the billionaire threw transgender people under the bus during his talk by insisting no one cares about GOP laws discriminating against them by restricting their use of restrooms.
It also occurred at a GOP convention where the party gave a speaking slot to an actor who tweeted a photo of Hillary Clintonwith a vulgar sexual word in the background and a former candidate for the GOP presidential nomination who linked her to the devil because she wrote a thesis in college – 50 years ago – about an author who referred to the devil in an introduction to one of his books.
It also occurred at a convention where Trump's hatefulness during the primary came back to him. Trump mocked opponent Carly Fiorina's face; he called Marco Rubio, "Little Marco," Jeb Bush, "Low Energy Jeb," and most memorably, Ted Cruz, "Lyin' Ted." Trump also ridiculed Ted's wife in a tweet and suggested Cruz's father was involved in the JFK assassination.
In return, Cruz used his time on the convention stage to make what amounted to an acceptance speech instead of a Trump endorsement. This provoked a situation so volatile that Cruz' wife,Heidi, had to be rushed out of the stadium by guards for her own safety as delegates aggressively heckled her.
It was a dark and nasty convention, with an ominous and overcast finale. Trump declared in his valedictory that he, and only he, a politically inexperienced reality TV star who gained fame for firing people, could solve everything. "I alone," he said, "can fix it."
He promised to be an iron-fisted, law-and-order, one-man savior, a superman who has utterly no qualifications for the job.Everything is completely horrible, inside the country and out, he asserted. He is a billionaire who lives in a golden tower and who has never in his life had to worry about a lay off or a mortgage bill, who, in fact, repeatedly stiffed working guys and small contractors during his bankruptcies, but, he insisted, he alone would solve everything for the middle class.
When asked what he hoped voters would take away from his convention, Trump said, "The fact that I'm very well liked." He did not hope they would take away a specific Trump plan for on-shoring the manufacturing of Trump signature clothing now made with foreign labor overseas, or, more importantly, bringing back thousands of factories and millions of jobs from low-wage countries like China.
He didn't hope they'd take away a specific Trump policy for dealing with ISIS or conflict between cops and communities of color. He knew they would not take away an overriding Trump philosophy for governing. Because he didn't offer any of that.
No. Donny just wants to be liked. And to do that, he told Americans they should be terrified and look only to a reality TV star as the slick solution, a guy who insisted, "I am with you," whether Americans want a name-calling bully shadowing them or not.
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Roseanne plots her return, Gordon calls on Ottawa, Reba calls Lily 'mom' and Mr. D calls it a season
Posted on April 2, 2012 | Leave a comment
MUM'S THE WORD: Remember when she romanced little Tom Hanks in Big? Ageless head-turner Elizabeth Perkins is playing Sarah Chalke's mother in a new TV pilot, How To Live With Your Parents For The Rest Of Your Life. Who's playing Dad? Brad Garrett. And John Dore is
ROSEANNE: pilot project
somewhere in the mix too … Lily Tomlin, so good last season as the malevolent matriarch in the hypnotic Glenn Close series Damages, is playing Reba McEntire's mother in Reba's new comedy pilot, Malibu Country … Marcia Gay Harden and Kevin Nealon are headlining Howard Busgang's new pilot Isabel, inspired by the CBC Radio Canada series Le Monde De Charlotte … Matthew Perry plays a sportscaster in therapy in his new pilot, Go On. No word yet on who's playing his mom … and the woman some folks would describe as the mother of them all, and I do mean the one and only Roseanne Barr, is taking another kick at the can with a weekly series, without TV daughter Sarah Chalke (she's busy) but with TV hubby John Goodman already on board. Roseanne's new pilot, Downwardly Mobile, is about a trailer park boss –guess who? — who serves as a surrogate mother to all her tenants. And the beat goes on.
FLIGHTS OF THE PINSENT: "Guests may never wash their arms again after rubbing elbows with Gordon Pinsent," reported the Ottawa Citizen after Pinsent showed up at a benefit party to promote this summer's Ottawa International Chamber Music Festival. Pinsent will make his Festival debut there on July 30 by narrating Ogden Nash poetry to Saint-Saens' Carnival of the Animals and Tennyson's Enoch Arden set to Strauss. He'll also wing to Halifax next month to participate in April 15 events marking the 100th anniversary of the Titanic. In the meantime, his new CD collaboration with Greg Keelor of Blue Rodeo and Travis Good of The Sadies, Down And Out In Upalong, is scheduled to drop next week; his latest movie project, the 3D IMAX film Flight of the Butterflies, which he just finished shooting in Mexico last month, is currently set to premiere in September; and his new autobiography, Next, is due in stores on October 16. For the inside scoop on the Upalong album, click here. And if you're in Toronto on April 12, stop by The Drake Hotel and see Good, Keelor & Pinsent showcase their new CD in person. So don't say I didn't warn ya!
DICKINSON: big decision-maker
GRAND FINALES: If it's April it must be Season Finale week on CBC Television. Tonight Gerry Dee wraps up the first season of his freshman comedy Mr. D. with Jonathan Torrens and Bette MacDonald, followed by the much-anticipated very last episode of Little Mosque On The Prairie with Zaib Shaikh and Sheila McCarthy. (I believe Little Mosque is the only Canadian sitcom to be inducted into the Museums of Radio and Television Science in both New York and Los Angeles, and last week's episode, by the way, was a real church-burner — literally!) Also saying sayonara is Big Decision, which wraps up its four-show test-drive tonight too, with Arlene Dickinson on deck as the decision-maker. And tomorrow night we'll see the season closers of Rick
MR. D & Mr. M: on CBC's Season Finales
Mercer Report and 22 Minutes. Also calling it a season this week: Dragons' Den, now this country's top-rated home-grown entertainment show; Republic Of Doyle, coming off its best season yet; Marketplace, which attracted a hefty new audience this season; and the fifth estate, which after 36 noteworthy seasons saw some of its largest audience numbers in more than a decade. Hey, I've said it before and I'll say it again: Somebody must be doing something right.
TOMORROW: Watch for the Glenn Gould Foundation to announce the details of a Gala evening celebrating the ninth Glenn Gould Prize laureate Leonard Cohen. A stellar line-up of musical stars and honourary speakers will take to the stage to salute Cohen's lifetime achievements in music and poetry. Stay tuned.
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Today's Specials: Catching up with The Killing and Game Of Thrones, plus ravishing Rita revisited
IT'S A CRIME: Season 2 of The Killing is almost upon us
NO PEOPLE LIKE SHOW PEOPLE: Remember Goodbye Charlie, the George Axelrod comedy about a cigar-chomping womanizer who is reincarnated as a female? Lauren Bacall created the role on Broadway, and
BATES: Hello Charlie
Debbie Reynolds had fun with it in Vincente Minnelli's screen version. I was reminded of it when I learned that the spirit of Charlie Sheen's recently-deceased character on Two And A Half Men is set to appear to Jon Cryer on the April 30 episode, and Charlie's ghost will be played by Kathy Bates. Sheen stopped promoting his new Anger Mamagement series just long enough to say he is honoured that an actress of Bates' stature will play his other-worldy Self … David Chilton, author and publisher of the hugely
GRENIER: keeping in touch
popular Wealthy Barber series of personal finance books, is the newest Dragon in Dragons' Den. He'll replace departing Dragon Robert Herjavec when the hit CBC series returns this fall … Adrian Grenier has set up a new iPad app called Reckless Adrian Grenier (the "reckless" coming from his production company name), a new way for Grenier to keep in touch with his fans and keep them up to date on his forthcoming projects… and Jian Ghomeshi will once again host the Juno Gala Dinner & Awards this Saturday, this time in Ottawa, the night before the awards show telecast.
MUCH ADO ABOUT SOMETHING: Internet headlines notwithstanding, Downton Abbey stars Maggie Smith and Dan Stevens, aka the Dowager
SMITH: Downton Dowager
Countess Violet and Abbey heir apparent Matthew Crowley, will be back in Season 3 next January. Earlier this month breaking news that neither Smith nor Stevens had signed for the new season put Abbey fans knickers in a wringer, but in fact it's seasons 4 and 5 they haven't yet signed for. Downton fans, rest easy! No one's going to kill off either one of them, especially Maggie, a perennial favourite with American audiences since her first Oscar win for The Prime Of Miss Jean Brodie more than four decades ago. So you can expect both of them to sign on
STEVENS: heir apparent
the dotted line, just as soon as their respective agents sign off on their new-and-improved wages … do I hear a fat lady singing? Little Mosque On The Prairie kicks off its two-part series finale tonight on CBC … and have you noticed how the cable nets are premiering their big shows now that spring is here? Last night AMC launched the fifth season of Mad Men. Next weekend, competing with the 2012 Juno Awards telecast Sunday night on CTV, two big second-season Gotta-See series return: The Killing on AMC and Game Of Thrones on HBO. To get up to speed before Season 2 of The Killing, click here; for a crash course on Game Of Thrones, which is even more complex than The Killing, click here. After which you'll almost know everything you'll ever need to know. Promise.
AND YES, I"VE ABSOLUTELY SAVED THE BEST FOR LAST:
HAYWORTH: one last dance
Hollywood cinema legend Rita Hayworth is remembered mainly for her sultry femme fatale roles – especially with Glenn Ford in Gilda — and for the headlines that would prove to be the milestones of
RITA & FRED: together again
her life, from her marriages to Orson Welles and Aly Khan to her heartbreaking demise from Alzheimer's. Her romantic liaisons are the stuff of legend – her on-location tryst with a young Frank Langella is lovingly noted in his new autobiography, Dropped Names: Famous Men and Women As I Knew Them – but what most of us have forgotten are Rita's early days as a dancer, when she was good enough to hold her own in musicals with Fred Astaire and Gene Kelly. I was happily reminded of this by old friend and colleague Joe Baltake, the film critic who is also the avid cinephile behind one of the best U.S. film blogs, the passionate moviegoer. Joe found a truly wonderful video mash-up combining Rita's dancing with the biggest hit from Saturday Night Fever, and it's so brilliantly executed that he wanted to share it. It's a dazzling manipulation of two decades of Hayworth moments, from You Were Never Lovelier to Pal Joey and then some, cleverly synched to that hypnotic BeeGees beat. Thanks, YouTube. And thanks, Joe, I loved it. And I'm pretty sure you will too. So just click here, and enjoy!
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Cinema on the high Sees: How to save a village, a top Oscar candidate and a Churchill surprise
SOMEWHERE AT SEA: Yesterday was a beautiful day on the Atlantic ocean –warm, sunny, inviting — on the splendidly comfortable cruise ship called the Seabourn Sojourn. So naturally we spent most of it inside in the dark. But then, what else would you do on the 12th Floating Film Festival? On days when we're at sea, we see three films. On days when we are in a port, we only screen two.
WHERE DO WE GO NOW at FFF 12
Yesterday was a three-film day, starting with a 9:30 am screening of Where Do We Go Now, a film by Caramel writer-director Nadine Labaki, about a group of Lebanese women who try to ease religious tensions between Christians and Muslims in their village. Selected by Floating Film Festival programmer Hannah Fisher, unfortunately sidelined at the last minute by foot surgery, Labaki's film came to us with solid credentials, having already won Audience awards at film festivals in Oslo, San Sebastian and TIFF. It's not hard to see why. Introduced by Cinefranco filmfest chief Marcelle Lean, the film is a bizarre, strangely engaging mix of pop music, death and destruction, and was very well received by our dedicated band of early-morning moviegoers.
FOOTNOTE: Oscar nominee for Best Foreign Film
After lunch we screened our second film, Footnote, which came to us with even more dazzling credentials – it swept last year's Israeli Oscars, picked up Best Screenplay at Cannes, and was cited as one of the top foreign language films by the National Board of Review – not to mention its nomination for Best Foreign Film at Sunday night's Oscar giveaway. Writer-director Joseph Cedar creates a scenario in which a father and son are rival professors in Talmudic Studies. When both men learn that the father is about to be lauded for his work, their complicated alpha-male relationship gets even more complicated. What makes it particularly fascinating, for me at least, is the concept of self-sacrifice — as in , no good deed goes unpunished.
CHURCHILL: Unexpected champion of Israel
Before dinner we screened our third film of the day, a documentary originally made for television by Floating filmfest commander and filmmaker Barry Avrich (The Last Mogul, Unauthorized: The Harvey Weinstein Project) and one which is seldom seen on the big screen. An Unlikely Obsession: Churchill And The Jews is a powerful celluloid spin-off of a book by Churchill biographer Sir Martin Gilbert, and details Churchill's ultimate and unlikely obsession in becoming a supporter of Jewish causes — most notably being responsible for determining the future status of the Jewish National Home in Palestine. It's an intriguing story, and one which both surprised and pleased Floating Film Festival patrons last night, and one which should intrigue American audiences when it premieres in the USA in May.
Today we are scheduled to see three more films: Darling Companion, from Big Chill director Larry Kasdan; Woody Harrelson's controversial new drama Rampart; and Exporting Raymond, in which the creator of the hit TV series Everybody Loves Raymond goes to Moscow to try to help produce a Russian version for Soviet TV. So, as we say in TV Land: Stay tuned.
DEFINITELY OVER THEIR HEADS: DNTO host Sook-Yin Lee and her guests take a dive in "over their heads" at a special live recording of CBC Radio One's Definitely Not The Opera tonight at the Tranzac Club on Brunswick
LEE: over her head
Avenue in Toronto. Scheduled guests include Little Mosque on the Prairie creator Zarqa Nawaz, As It Happens host Carol Off, writer/performer James Gangl, comedian Ron Josol and writer-performer and motivational speaker Deborah Kimmett – all of whom will share real-life stories about how they found themselves truly in over their heads. Musical guests are Corin Raymond (crowd-funding his newest recording with Canadian Tire money donated by his fans!) and Montreal-based Little Scream. Admission is free. You can reserve a ticket by emailing CBCtorontocommunity@cbc.cawith DNTO in the subject heading … and in one of the most anticipated shows of their high-rated season, the Dragons leave their
OFF: Definitely Not
studio tonight to catch up with memorable entrepreneurs who once braved the Den. This special edition of Dragons' Den promises to reveal what's happened to your favourite pitchers, track down the most memorable disasters and catch up with some of the biggest success stories in the show's history, tonight at 8 pm on CBC Television … and calling all Lighthouse fans! The band that am (and continues to be) plays tonight at Casino Nova Scotia, tomorrow night at the Confederation Centre of the Arts in Charlottetown, Friday night at The Playhouse in Fredericton, Saturday night at the Imperial Theatre in Saint John NB, then on to Ontario to play March 9 at the Sound Academy in Toronto, March 10 at the Opera House in Orillia and April 4 at the Richmond Hill Arts Centre. And yes, they still meet with their fans in the lobby after the show. So catch 'em while you can!
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The more the merrier as stars bring sunshine to Leacock sketches — and to Toronto stages too
Posted on February 3, 2012 | 2 comments
Okay — where was I? Oh yes, I remember. Taking a break from blogging. Apparently that's over now.
EVERYBODY'S TALKING: And no wonder — the first glimpses of CBC's big Sunday night movie, Sunshine Sketches Of A Little Town, look sumptuous. And I admit it — I'm a sucker for an all-star cast. Not that the producers, Alliance
HENNESSY & PINSENT: Mother & Son
Atlantis alumni Michael MacMillan and Seaton McLean, had much trouble reeling them in. "One of the best screenplays I've ever read," says leading lady Jill Hennessy. Ms Hennessy, currently on screen wrangling Dustin Hoffman on HBO's new series Luck, clearly loved every minute of the summer shoot, as did Gordon Pinsent, who plays her son. (Yes. Really. You'll have to watch it to find out.) Pinsent, who starts shooting a new movie in Mexico next week, describes it as "one of those rare filming experiences when we couldn't wait to get to work in the morning." Then again, Hennessy and Pinsent were
KHANIJAN: on stage
keeping some very good company. Among the stellar marquee names bringing Stephen Leacock's classic comedy drama to life are Keshia Chante, Sean Cullen, Ron James, Peter Keleghan, Debra McGrath, Patrick McKenna, Colin Mochrie, Eric Peterson, Leah Pinsent, Caroline Rhea, Rick Roberts and Michel Therriault. Get those PVRs warmed up, folks — this one sounds like a keeper.
TALKING THE TALK: Ryerson Theatre Club devotees were among the hundreds of floodlights fans at Tuesday's performance of Cruel And Tender at the Bluma Appel. After their stunning 90 minute tour-de-force, stars Arsinée Khanijan and Daniel Kash joined their director Atom Egoyanin the theater lobby for a 15-minute Q&A with interested audience members. How interested were they? Theater Club reps had to call a halt after 40 minutes, but some folks still hung
BROCHU: return engagement
around just long enough to meet Egoyan and share their take on his production of Martin Crimp's reimagined Greek tragedy. The hypnotic drama runs through next Saturday Feb. 18 … Jim Brochu has returned with his celebrated salute to Zero Mostel, Zero Hour, directed by Piper Laurie (yes, that Piper Laurie) … and no, his reviews this time 'round were not exactly love letters, but clearly Ronnie Burkett's audiences disagree. Factory Theatre has added six more performances of the marionette master's new show, Penny Plain, with tickets now available through March 4 … meanwhile, Robert LePage's Blue Dragon continues to dazzle at the Royal Alex, In The Heights continues to rock North York at the Toronto Centre For The Arts, War Horse opens tonight at the Princess Of Wales and Potted Potter opens tomorrow night at the Panasonic. Talk about an embarrassment of theatrical riches!
COMEBACKS: Great news for those of us who missed them first time 'round — two rave-winning theatrical events are set to return to our town. Kim's Convenience, the runaway hit by Soulpepper Academy alumnus Ins Choi, wraps up its current run this weekend but will be back May 17-June 9. And yes,
DUNCAN: showstopper
it's a good idea to order your tickets now. As you may recall, the play about a Regent Park Korean convenience store was the sleeper hit of the 2011 Toronto Fringe Festival … and the National Ballet will launch its 2012-2013 season with the return of Alice's Adventures in Wonderland by Christopher Wheeldon on November 10–25. A co-production with England's Royal Ballet, Alice was an SRO smash when it premiered here last year. And yes, it's a good idea to order those tickets now too … meanwhile, stage and screen showstopper Arlene Duncan, so endearing as the unsinkable Fatima in Little Mosque On The Prairie, is winning standing Os nightly at the Berkeley Street Theatre. Ms Duncan is the crown jewel in Caroline, Or Change, the latest theatrical gem from the phenomenal Acting Up stage company. CanStage and Acting Up added one more show of the musical last night to accommodate public demand, but all 25 scheduled performances sold out so quickly that surely an encore should be considered? And soon, please?
COTE: Lost In Motion
SEE/HEAR: National Ballet star dancer Guillaume Côté is the latest hot ticket on YouTube with his stunning short film Lost in Motion. Directed by Ben Shirinian and choreographed by Guillaume, the three-minute film really is something to see — even if it makes you want to join a gym before it ends. The high-flying M'sieu Côté will be performing with Kings of the Dance in Manhattan February 24–27 — d"ya suppose he made that video just to freak 'em out? — before returning to star in Sleeping Beauty, March 10–18, 2012, and The Seagull, March 21–25, 2012. Meanwhile, if you haven't seen Lost In Motion yet, you don't have to take my word for it — just click here. And enjoy!
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Doyle and the Dragons rule the TV roost tonight en route to their revealing Road To Riches (and high ratings)
HOW TO TAME YOUR DRAGONS: I'm kidding, of course. It can't be done. But then, who'd want to? Tonight you'll discover more about them than you've ever known before. The Road to Riches, the special season finale of Dragon's Den, airs at 8 p.m. on CBC Television
DICKINSON: Dragon lady
and retraces the Dragons' personal progress, from humble beginnings to self-made success. Arlene Dickinson came here from South Africa; Robert Herjavec grew up in a farm house in rural Croatia. Kevin O'Leary was an east coast hippie. Jim Treliving was raised in small town Manitoba. And Brett Wilson still describes himself as "a proud Prairie boy." Dragons they may be, but each of them has paid a price for their riches, leaving broken marriages and personal regrets behind them. And each of them appears to be driven to accomplish still more. In anticipation of tonight's finale the Toronto Star is currently publishing some exceptionally well-written profiles on the five, culminating in the story on Wilson in today's edition. And auditions for new would-be entrepreneurs with creative ideas and money-making savvy began March 1 across the country. (For audition information and scheduling details, just click here.) In the meantime, as they wrap up their most successful season ever, our favourite five fearless financiers demonstrate that Dragons are made, not born, tonight at 8 pm on CBC-TV.
ACCORDING TO DOYLE: Just when we'd started to forget about Thomas Magnum and Jim Rockford, along comes a brand new P.I. to capture our fancy: Brawl-addicted maverick
HAWCO: hit series
Jake Doyle, a.k.a. emerging screen lion Allan Hawco. Set in Newfoundland, Hawco's Republic Of Doyle is enjoying a very auspicious first season, and no wonder — it's a light-hearted whodunit that refuses to take itself seriously. It's not light on talent, however; guest stars adding sparks to the first 10 shows have included such heavy-hitters as Nicholas Campbell, Mark Critch, Cathy Jones, Robert Joy, Greg Malone, Shaun Majumder, Eric Peterson, Gordon Pinsent, Leah Pinsent, R. H. Thompson and Mary Walsh, and the first season isn't over yet! Mix in with those three fabulous Doyle dames — Linda Boyd, Rachel Wilson and Krystin Pellerin, all three of whom seem to be revelling in their uncommonly strong roles — stir well with Sean McGinley's solid portrayal of Doyle's dad (and frequently unwilling partner,) and then add what may be the most gob-smackingly gorgeous views of St. John's ever captured on film, and is it any wonder the series has already been picked up for a second season? If you're not already addicted, you can sample it tonight at 9 pm, immediately following that splashy Dragons' Den finale on CBC.
QUINTO: by George!
CASTING ABOUT: Heroes favourite Zachary Quinto is set to play George Gershwin in a new screen biography of the legendary US composer … Naomi Watts, who just gets better and better with every new role, is in T.O. with 007 alias Daniel Craig shooting a new thriller called Dream House… Little Mosque alumnus Derek McGrath is set to play a corrupt politico ("Isn't that redundant?") on She's The Mayor, the new Vision/Zoomer series created by Jennifer Holness, Min Sook Lee and Sudz Sutherland. (Move over, Mayor Dan!) … Natalie Portman will star in the screen version of Pride & Prejudice & Zombies. And no, I'm not making that up … Blake Lively is set to play Ryan Reynolds' love interest in The Green Lantern… and Dermot Mulroney is set to pick up where James Garner left off in the all-new Rockford Files. And yes, those rumors are true: The pilot for a new and updated Hawaii Fivc-O has already been shot. Will this one get picked up too? Stay tuned.
Funnyman Colin Mochrie, cuisine queen Sara Waxman and
platinum record collectors Sharon, Lois & Bram — at the same party?
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A Year of Being Here: Mary O'Connor: "These Days My Music"
the startled intake of breaths, the rumble of pleasure, the Yes.
"These Days My Music" by Mary O'Connor. Text presented here by poet submission.
Art credit: "da Black," photograph by Denis Allbertovich.
Absolutely great ending to poem.
The universe gave me a great gift, once in seating me beside Mary O'Connor at a poetry workshop two summers ago, and again today, with a sunlight-flash of insight. It is wonderful to see her name as writer of words that warm my heart on a gray Minnesota afternoon. Thank you again, Phyllis for your thoughtful, intuitive curation.


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Learn how to facilitate classroom and laboratory experiences with students.
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Attendees will have mileage and meal reimbursement as well as lodging will be provided by NDE.
For additional information and to register, visit our website at https://www.education.ne.gov/nce/ under Conferences, Workshops, and Special Events.Contact Kristin Vest at kristin.vest@nebraska.gov with questions.


We now live in a new age, in the Internet age. This tells us more than we think at first glance. To get understand what we mean, all anyone has to do is open a social network post that has gone viral and check out the comments. What is to be found there will shock and amaze anyone who is not familiar with this age.
We are talking about the memes, of course. Today, the Internet and the connectivity of the people by social networks and chatting and instant messaging apps have actually created a new language which is quite expressive and graphical. Today, responses and comments can and are made by pics and memes, adding a whole new dimension of expression.
We introduct Gif-O-Tron, a meme database and editor app that is supports a user who wants to express himself or herself with a meme on Android Smartphones.
First and foremost, Gif-O-Tron is a meme database, a huge collection of memes of all kinds, types and shapes. The user of this app is bound to find anything as the collection is really quite large and is updated automatically over the Internet. In addition, the memes are divided into sections such as WTF, OMG etc.
The interface of Gif-O-Tron is professional and well designed to allow easy finding of any memes the user searches and then easy integration into whatever social network or communications app the user wants. It is a great way to express yourself, whatever meaning or feeling you want to project.
We must not forget to mention that the sheer diversity of the memes and their nature makes browsing through them just for fun a truly funny experience, as the strange profile pics, celebrity mug shots and pet captured images are truly an experience in humor by themselves.
To be part of the scene today, one must talk the lingo. In other words, if you don't have the correct meme and can insert it NOW into the desired comment, someone else will beat you to it or the original post will lost its appeal and audience. Gif-O-Tron is a neat solution to this problem, bringing and using the right meme at the right time.


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According to conversations I've had with my friends in the travel agent community, 2010 is shaping up to be a much better year than 2009, but many challenges still lie ahead as agencies look to climb the ladder of profitability. Doing better than last year is a huge plus, but the barometer you should measure yourself against is that of more profitable years from the recent past. We must keep reality in check.
Now that the first quarter of 2010 is over, I've outlined out what I perceive to be the five biggest challenges that remain for the year with some suggestions on how best to address them.
Winning new clients and retaining current ones must remain a top priority. We all know very well that a healthy customer base is the foundation of a healthy business.
Stay connected via phone, e-mail and/or social media with your valued clients. Maintain 'top of mind' presence by keeping the lines of communication open. Impress your clients with how well you know them by presenting vacation suggestions sure to fit their individual tastes and preferences.
Encourage 'word of mouth' praise because the payoff to you is invaluable. Consider incentivizing your current clients to bring you new potential customers. That investment (in terms of an upgrade or special extra to enhance the luxury vacation experience) can yield huge rewards for you and your business.
Tap into local community events to build awareness of your depth of knowledge and the customized travel experiences you can deftly craft.
Today's high-end consumer has changed. They possess a new mindset that we need to understand and engage in order for us to succeed with a sale. And, the best way to comprehend this mindset is through relevant conversation with your customers.
Consumers are also taking a more collaborative approach with their travel advisors. Their wanderlust spirit and increased used of technology to search for information encourages them to bring more to the table than just their wallet.
They are seeking vacations that provide distinctive experiences and substantial value – not just financial but a value that connects to something personally enriching. This relates to why 'voluntourism vacations' is a trend that has seen growth in the past half-year. Today's luxury consumers also continue to be inspired by family travel opportunities.
You've worked hard to develop a reputation for your travel expertise. You've done your research. You've spent time traveling in order to personally experience the offerings of hotels, cruises and tour companies around the world. And, you've cultivated relationships with global suppliers whom you can reach out to for special extras for your clients.
Don't be afraid to showcase the value you deliver to your clients – whether it's conveyed through phone or e-mail conversation, featured on your agency's website, or outlined in the travel documents you prepare for them. Be your own champion.
As travel professionals, you possess a tremendous value that should be appreciated by your clients. Those are the customers you want to keep.
Incorporating social media into your business strategy is vital. If you continue to view technology as your enemy, it'll continue to defeat you. It's here to stay so embrace it. Your younger customers are, in all likelihood, completely connected and Internet savvy. Your older clients might surprise you with their tech abilities.
We've become accustomed to an impersonal world, and social media is actually satisfying a need people have for a sense of community. They share stories, wishes and interests. People want to engage in conversation, and the anonymity of some social media platforms is highly appealing. Adapting to these changes shows your flexibility as a travel professional and enhances the value you provide your customers.
Since we know that conversation is key to sales success, don't cut yourself off from the dialogue.
Tout 'quality, quality, quality' and educate your clients on how that can be comprised for 'the deal.' Gently remind them that planning a luxury vacation should not be akin to the game show 'Deal or No Deal.' Holding out for a discount isn't the same as designing the trip of a lifetime.
Although people are still cautious with their travel spending, we must encourage the importance of purchasing a travel experience based on 'excellence' as opposed to a shorter lead time.
Signs are encouraging for the future, but we must remain realistic about our climb back to success. Agencies report better sales now than six months ago, and clients have given themselves permission to spend money on travel again, which is excellent news, but much of the statistics are compared to 2009, the worst year in the travel industry. None of us are the same as we were pre-recession – so we should take what we've learned and build a new strategic platform upon that. Travel advisors can shape themselves into more savvy vacation planners and redefine their role far into the future.


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#### According to
Index Fungorum

#### Published in
Bull. trimest. Soc. mycol. Fr. 104(4): 300 (1989)

#### Original name
Cortinarius nummoides Rob. Henry

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